Appo wore this version of the armor while serving aboard Vader's Imperator-class Star Destroyer, the "Exactor". Working with Clone Commander Vill, Appo oversaw the removal of Separatist forces from their holdout worlds.
Shown here is the Regiment Commander version of Appo's armor, sporting the blue markings of the 501st.

The 501st approval requirements are listed in black.

In the page below, items listed in blue are recommended features that will improve the quality of the costume. Items listed in red are intended to further enhance the finished costume.

For 501st membership only the requirements in black need to be met.

IMPORTANT: The "Animated" armor design, seen in The Clone Wars CG Series, differs from the "Realistic" armor design used to create characters from the theatrical films and graphic novels.
See this thread at clonetroopers.net for the differences between the sculpts.

This Visual Guide has been reviewed by the detachment staff and the LMO team and is certified for use as a minimum approval guideline for GMLs. GMLs are free to approve this costume type.

Any uncertainties or questionable aspects of the submitted costume should be brought to the appropriate DL/GML peer review section of the legion forum.

Required Costume Components

The following costume components are present and appear as described below.

HelmetFor 501st approval:

Realistic style ROTS Phase II helmet.

Fan-made helmet.

Some "name brand" helmets may be unacceptable.

Helmet is painted matte or satin white.

Black eye lens.

Helmet Mohawk on dome.

Helmet has a black brow band, just above the eye lens, that extends around to the back of helmet.

Blue stripe runs vertically up front of helmet starting at chin and widens as it continues on top of dome.

Helmet frown is charcoal grey in color.

Wire or plastic mesh is utilized inside the helmet to cover the open pieces of the frown.

Stripe running up between vocoder and frown is about 1 inch wide.

Stripe edges, along center of T lens, are about 3/8 inch wide at bottom and expand to about 5/8 inch near top.

Stripe continues above eye lens with about a 3 width and expands upward to align with blue on dome.

Stripe above black band is about 3 1/2 inches wide and expands outward to about 4 5/8 inch at front edge of mowhawk.

Stripe at center of dome is about 2 3/4 inches from edge of mohawk.

Stripe narrows slightly toward back of dome and is about 6 inches wide, and stops short of dome edge leaving about a 3/8 inch white border just above the grey indented band.

Black aerators with metal grills are mounted inside the two indented front jaw tubes at base of helmet.

Ear caps are dark grey with black edging and detail.

(9) dark blue vertical hash marks on each side of helmet cheek.

Grey indented helmet band around back of dome.

Black Indented vertical rectangle area on back with ribbed detail.

Armor is weathered with shades of grey.

For level two certification (if applicable):

Helmet has an enclosed complete neck ring that seals the helmet to the neck.

Neck SealFor 501st approval:

Neck seal is black in color with vertical ribbing or being smooth in appearance.

No logos or labels are visible.

If the seal is not incorporated as part of the undersuit, a balaclava or other similar covering is acceptable.

Under SuitFor 501st approval:

Black non-textured material, either one-piece or two-piece construction with no visible zippers or logos.

Command PauldronFor 501st approval:

Realistic style Phase II (Episode III) Pauldron.

Pauldron has a black leather or vinyl base with wedge shaped panel details.

Small black angled shoulder plate is attached to base over right shoulder.

Larger angled shoulder plate is attached to base over left sholder and is blue.

Ammo strap attaches to front right of pauldron base.

Shoulder ArmorFor 501st approval:

Realistic style shoulder armor.

Shoulders are tear drop in shape with all rounded edges.

Armor is painted blue.

Armor is weathered with various scuff marks and shades of grey.

Upper Arm ArmorFor 501st approval:

Realistic style Upper Arm Armor.

Armor is painted matte or satin white.

Armor has a front hard line outside edge and inside rounded edge.

Armor piece has a dimple on the lower area of the back of the arm.

Armor is seamless.

No visible traces of how the armor was assembled are shown.

Armor is weathered with shades of grey.

Elbow ArmorFor 501st approval:

Realistic style elbow armor.

Armor is painted matte or satin white.

Elbow straps have a raised detail line at the top and bottom of the strap.

Armor has two parallel dashed detail slots on each outside edge of elbow at the strap connection.

Elbows are mirror images of each other with a notched area on the outside of the elbow above the detail marks.

Armor is weathered with shades of grey.

Forearm ArmorFor 501st approval:

Realistic style forearm armor.

Armor is painted matte or satin white.

Wrist end of forearm has a blue stripe, about 3/4 inch wide and spaced about 1/4 from wrist edge, wrapped around the armor.

Right forearm has a compad with 8 small buttons,1 large main button, and 1 slightly smaller rectangular button closest to the elbow.

Armor is seamless.

No visible traces of how the armor was assembled are shown.

Armor is weathered with various scuff marks and shades of grey.

Hand PlatesFor 501st approval:

Realistic style hand plates.

Armor is painted matte or satin white.

Hand plates have a top curving ridge that come to a point over the index or middle finger just past the main knuckle of the hand.

Armor is weathered with shades of grey.

GlovesFor 501st approval:

Black over the wrist gloves made of leather, nylon, or other low pile fabrics.

Gloves cover any exposed skin.

Gloves do not show any labels or logos when the armor is worn.

Chest ArmorFor 501st approval:

Realistic style Chest Armor.

Armor is painted matte or satin white.

Two detail slots on lower outside edge of right raised chest area.

Armor has blue pillar “A” shape design pattern that runs up the center of chest.

Blue pillar design is narrowest at top with about 1 3/4 inch width and widens downward.

Design is about 3 1/2 inches wide at the elevated chest edge, and about 6 inches wide at bottom, just above top abdomen edge.

Blue pillar design flares outward along bottom edge, about 3 1/2 inches in length, creating about a 3/4 inch blue border on surface that tappers to about 1/2 inch. Blue carries over beveled indented edge along abdomen. Flares end in vertical cut edges.

Back stripe top edge aligns with armor edge and is spaced about 1/8 inch below armor edge.

Both stripes continue down to bottom edge of armor.

Stripes align with stripes on the lower leg armor.

Thigh Armor has a flat triangle area above the knee which transitions to a ridge line that runs up the front of the thigh to the top edge.

Rear of armor has an indented area.

Armor is seamless.

No visible traces of how the armor was assembled are shown.

Blue areas are weathered with various scuff marks.

Armor is weathered with shades of grey.

For level two certification (if applicable):

Outside lower portion of the thighs come to a point and inner lower end is rounded.

Knee ArmorFor 501st approval:

Realistic style knee armor.

Armor is panted matte or satin white.

Blue stripe edge follows the bottom curve of knee armor with about a 1 1/4 inch width. Top of blue curve pattern creates a white downward point just below elevated vertical rectangle.

Knees have a protruding flat area in front oriented towards the top of Knee.

Knees bend around the front and connect to white detail clips that connect the strap on each side.

A white colored flat strap, about 2 inches wide, wraps around back of leg.

Blue areas are weathered with various scuff marks.

Armor is weathered with shades of grey.

For level two certification (if applicable):

Flat Strap has raised 5/8 Inch wide grey center strap.

Lower Leg ArmorFor 501st approval:

Realistic style lower leg armor.

Armor is panted matte or satin white.

Two parallel vertical blue stripes about 1/2 inch wide each and 3/4 inch apart run down the center of the outside facing side of each lower leg armor.

Back stripe is aligned with raised point on outside top edge of armor.

Both stripes run full length of armor from top to bottom edge.

Stripes align with stripes on the thigh armor.

Front of lower leg has a flat triangular detail at the top which transitions to a ridge line that travels down the front of the armor to the ankle.

Back of the lower leg has an indented arched area that continues down to the ankle.

Bottom of the back side has an arched half circle engraved line at the heel.

Armor is seamless, except where the calf spoon connects to the back of the lower leg indent edge.

Blue areas are weathered with various scuff marks.

Armor is weathered with shades of grey.

For level two certification (if applicable):

Calf spoon inserts connect to lower leg inside and are secured to keep in place.

BootsFor 501st approval:

White, ankle high or tall enough to cover the ankle and eliminate any black undersuit visible at the ankle.

Boots are lace-less.

The boots have armor detail to include a natural seam at the toe and a strap that goes over the top of the foot with two protruding disks at each side of the strap.

There are no markings or labels from the shoe makers.

Boot soles are flat.

Boot soles are colored primer grey.

Optional Accessories

Items below are optional costume accessories. These items are not required for approval, but if present appear as described below.

DC-15S BlasterFor 501st approval:

Manufactured by BlasTech Industries the DC-15S is smaller in scale than the DC-15A blaster rifle. Although it has a shorter range than that of the "A" model, it is easier to handle with a higher rate of fire. It features a folding stock for braced firing.

Realistic Clone Style DC-15S Blaster.

Blaster may be scratch built out of plastic, wood, metal or cast in resin.

Blaster has realistic Episode II or Episode III details:

Wire frame sight.

Folding stock.

(12) radiator fins evenly spaced along the length of barrel.

Igniter detail knobs.

Charge magazine clip on right side.

Total length is approximately 26“ (66 cm).

Because of the scale, the Hasbro version is incorrect.

For level two certification (if applicable):

Charge magazine detail on clip is metal to gun metal grey in color.

Detail bolts and screws are metal to gun metal grey in color.

Igniter knobs have some copper coloring.

Blaster is weathered.

For level three certification (if applicable):

Functioning Blue LED is installed in barrel.

DC-15A Blaster RifleFor 501st approval:

Manufactured by BlasTech Industries, the DC-15A is a tibanna gas, cartridge powered weapon. Hyper-ionized blue plasma bolts are more than capable of penetrating armored units. Exceptionally effective against both droids and contemporary targets.

Realistic Clone Style DC-15A Blaster Rifle.

Blaster rifle is scratch built out of plastic, wood, metal or cast in resin.

Blaster has realistic Episode II or Episode III details:

Flip up sight in down position.

(10) radiator fins evenly spaced along the length of barrel.

Power setting adjuster detail lever.

Sniper Scope attached under rifle in storage position.

Charge magazine clip on left side.

Igniter detail knobs.

Total length is approximately 55 inches (139.7 cm).

Because of the scale, the Hasbro version is not allowed.

For level two certification (if applicable):

Charge magazine detail on clip is metal to gun metal grey in color.

Detail bolts and screws are metal to gun metal grey in color.

Igniter has some copper coloring.

Power setting adjuster detail lever is metal or gun metal grey.

Sniper scope is metal or gun metal grey.

Blaster is weathered.

For level three certification (if applicable):

Functioning Blue LED is installed in barrel.

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